Uganda: Museveni Gets Covid-19 Booster Dose

Kenya: COVID-19 - Aga Khan University Gives Pumwani Maternity Hospital Sh10m

[Nation] Patients at Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi are set for better care as the Aga Khan University has given it Sh10 million for the fight against Covid-19.

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Uganda: Non-Contact Sports Could Resume Soon, but Under Strict Conditions

On Wednesday, golf clubs Entebbe and Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort in Kigo announced they would be officially opening up to their members for activity with guidance from Uganda Golf Union (UGU) who have made consultations with

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tunisia: LTDH Calls for Govt to Start 'Serious' Negotiations With Representatives of El Kamour Sit-in

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -The Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) called on the government to urgently start "serious" negotiations with representatives of El Kamour sit-in, in compliance with the agreement concluded in 2017.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Floods Blamed on Uganda's Policy on Releasing Lake Water

The East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers suggests Uganda may have breached the agreements on how much water to release from Nalubaale dam -- the main outlet of the world's largest freshwater

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: Why the Confusion in Presidential Addresses?

On Tuesday, Daily Monitor ran a pithy front-page headline: 'Museveni masks

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Uganda: COVID-19 - I Can't Go On Begging Ugandans to Live, Says Museveni

President Museveni has reiterated the need for Ugandans to police themselves in a bid to avoid the spread of

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Uganda: Transport Restriction to Ease in 95 Districts

Private cars will be allowed to move starting May 26 while restrictions on public transport will be relaxed on June 4 as government moves to ease the virus induced lockdown, President Museveni has

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Egypt Court Jails Belly Dancer for 'Debauchery' in Social Media Crackdown

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Sama El-Masry was sentenced to three years in prison posting "indecent" videos and photos on TikTok

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Uganda to Ease Lockdown Restrictions With Resumption of Public Transport on June 6

Nairobi — Public transport in Uganda will resume on June 6 in new measures outlined by President Yoweri Museveni on Monday to relax a lockdown imposed in the country in coronavirus containment

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Egypt: Actor's Trans Son Sued for Instagram Post About LGBT+ Activist's Suicide

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Noor Hesham Selim is being sued for trying to spread homosexuality among young people

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Tunisia: Minister of Defence Meets With Africom Commander

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -Military cooperation between Tunisia and the United States of America and ways to strengthen it were the focus of a meeting between Minister of National Defence, Imed Hazgui, and Commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) General Stephen J. Townsend.

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Uganda: 133 Somali Nationals Evacuated to Somalia

[Monitor] Entebbe -- At least 133 Somali nationals have been repatriated to Somalia after being stranded in Uganda for close to three months when flights were suspended after the breakout of coronavirus pandemic.

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Rwanda: After 100 Days, Rwanda Records 798 Cases of COVID-19

[New Times] After 100 days of Coronavirus pandemic's outbreak in Rwanda, the country has significantly scaled up its virus testing capacity.

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Zimbabwe: Bulawayo Residents Withdraw High Court Application Against Council Over Typhoid Deaths

[New Zimbabwe] The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has withdrawn its High Court suit against the Bulawayo City Council for allegedly causing the deaths of 12 people and illness to more than 1 500 Luveve residents in the city due to outbreak typhoid.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: Nearly Half of Africa's COVID-19 Patients Have Recovered

[Premium Times] Almost half of the over 400,000 persons infected by COVID-19 in the African continent have recovered from the disease, according data from the African Centre for Disease Control (ACDC).

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Rwanda: Musanze Court Quashes Lawsuit Filed Against Law-Enforcement Agencies

[New Times] Musanze Intermediate Court on Tuesday threw out a case filed against law-enforcement agencies that had been filed by four grassroots leaders and security personnel attached to District Administration Security Support Organ (DASSO), all operating in Musanze District.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: Cover Story - Tough Budget

"Money consuming government agencies and departments/arms (like Parliament and others) have continued to receive lots of money than production facilitating MDAs - which are critical in creating jobs and related opportunities," says Ramathan Ggoobi, the senior economics lecturer at Makerere

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Kenya: Central Region Governors Laud Rival of Nairobi-Nanyuki Metre-Gauge Rail

[Capital FM] Nyeri -Governors drawn from the central region have commended ongoing efforts by the national government to revive the Nairobi-Nanyuki metre-gauge railway, a move they say will boost the region's economy.

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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Attacks in Somalia Kill 7

[VOA] At least seven people were killed in two separate attacks by the al-Shabab militant group in Somalia in the last 24 hours.

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Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Cases Shoot to 716

[New Zimbabwe] Confirmed Covid-19 Sunday rose to 716 after 18 more people tested positive for the pandemic.

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Tyler Perry prepares to reopen studios, begin production

But after halting television and film production at Tyler Perry Studios in March, the media mogul is planning to make his Atlanta-based mega studio one of the first domestic filming grounds to reopen during the coronavirus

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

East Africa: More Than 40,000 People Forcefully Evicted in East Africa During Coronavirus Crisis

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -Poor communities in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia have been left homeless and exposed in the midst of the pandemic, charity says

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Uganda tourism banks on local, regional markets

Tour operators, resort owners and tourism authorities in Uganda are planning to use a large amount of their promotional spending to target local and regional visitors after the sector was heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and international tourist arrivals dropped

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Source: The East African

Uganda Executive, MPs in Tussle Over Use of COVID-19 Funds

Despite seeming to have softened his stance on the Ush10 billion ($2.6 million) that Ugandan legislators allocated themselves as part of the Covid-19 supplementary budget, President Yoweri Museveni is said to have ordered an audit of the

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Uganda: High Court Rules Police Halting Bobi Wine Concerts Illegal

Robert Kyagulanyi, a member of Uganda’s National Assembly popularly known as Bobi Wine says he is not excited about a court ruling that declared police orders to halt his concerts in the country

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Uganda: Museveni Says Public Transport to Resume As All Get Free Masks

All Ugandans aged six years and above will be given free face masks in a bid to protect themselves against the coronavirus, President Yoweri Museveni has

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South African Man Dragged Naked From Shack Sparks Legal Action Against Evictions

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Johannesburg -A viral video of a man being dragged from his home in Cape Town has led to an outcry over lack of affordable housing

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Uganda: Busoga Farmers Given 1,384 Boxes of Soap

[Monitor] Famers from Iganga, Kamuli and Jinja have received 13,840 bars (1,384 boxes) of soap from One Acre Fund, a non-profit agriculture organisation headquartered in Jinja City, to support Government efforts to stem the spread of Covid-19.

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Kenya: Waiguru Survives Impeachment As Senate Committee Overrules County Assembly's Ouster Bid

[Capital FM] Nairobi -Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has survived impeachment after the Senate Committee cleared her of all the allegations she was facing.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: Musanze Court Postpones Trial for Local Officials Charged With Assault

[New Times] Musanze Intermediate Court on Wednesday postponed the substantive trial of an assault case involving four grassroots leaders and security personnel attached to District Administrative Security Support Organ (DASSO), all operating in Musanze District.

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Source: allAfrica.com

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